Union County v. Hoffman’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 2005
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hilde v. Flood · Langerman v. Langerman · Town of Colton v. South Dakota Cent. Land Co. · Selle v. Pierce · Hersrud v. Hersrud
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A nuisance consists in unlawfully doing an act, or omitting to perform a duty, which act or omission either: (1) Annoys, injures, or endangers the... health, or safety of others; ... (4) In any way renders other persons insecure in life, or in the use of property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Gleason v. Peters“Every municipality shall have power to declare what shall constitute a nuisance and prevent, abate, and remove the same.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gleason v. Peters
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.